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Vlad Surdea-Hernea
@vladsurdea.bsky.social
Ph.D. in Political Economy at the Central European University. Master of Public Policy at the Hertie School of Governance.

Causal inference with observational data. I really like maths, history, and politics.
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🚨 Why do people protest against authoritarian regimes even when facing extreme danger? 🚨

In our new paper on Romania's 1989 Revolution, we find that communities exposed to the communist Gulag showed 5x higher dissent levels.

doi.org/10.1177/0010...

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September 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🚨 Why do people protest against authoritarian regimes even when facing extreme danger? 🚨

In our new paper on Romania's 1989 Revolution, we find that communities exposed to the communist Gulag showed 5x higher dissent levels.

doi.org/10.1177/0010...

1/🧵
September 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM